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Rekinek999 New Member Czech Republic 32 Posts	Posted 03/02/2017 05:40 am Hi, Found this coin among my recent purchase of metal detecting. Any suggestions what could that be? Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 03/02/2017 11:00 am if you can cut out the background showing only the coin it would help with potential identification. Report this Post to the Staff
bart Pillar of the Community Belgium 651 Posts	Posted 03/02/2017 11:26 am This is not a coin, but a jeton or counter token, made for use in an abacus. Report this Post to the Staff
Rekinek999 New Member Czech Republic 32 Posts	Posted 03/02/2017 12:23 pm Alright, thank you Report this Post to the Staff
Pistareen Valued Member United States 309 Posts	Posted 03/02/2017 1:55 pm This is a Jeton of Nuremburg, Germany. They were popularly used in England and America in countinghouses back when accounting was done in Roman numerals. Can you make out all the letters in the legend? Often these were signed by their makers. It dates back to the 1600s or earlier. Report this Post to the Staff
Rekinek999 New Member Czech Republic 32 Posts	Posted 03/02/2017 4:30 pm It is the Jeton Nuremberg. It is actually this one: Lion of Saint Mark Obv. Winged Lion of St. Mark, holding Book of Gospels in forepaw Rev. Imperial orb within a tressure of three arches and three angles Thank you once again for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
Pistareen Valued Member United States 309 Posts	Posted 03/03/2017 11:16 am Your description of the reverse is correct but the obverse has three crowns and three lis' surrounding a rose. This was made in Germany for export . There are many hundreds of designs on jetons. This is not the lion design. See the book by Michael Mitchner on Jetons of Germany to better narrow down which one you have here. Report this Post to the Staff
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